Dale Boyle
Dale Boyle started with the Safer Spaces program in its launch of 2015. Dale comes with a background in Business Administration, specializing in human resources, marketing, and leadership. Since 2010, Dale has been developing 2S-LGBTQ+ inclusion through facilitating youth groups, running student associations, sitting on a board of directors, and now working full time working with organizations to increase their inclusion.
Program Supervisor
Flint is a mixed-race, Mohawk and Scottish, Two-Spirit person. Flint has backgrounds in popular education, facilitation, program design and delivery, advocacy, project and team management, social research, and land-based healing work. Flint is passionate about 2S-LGBTQ+ inclusion and believes in the strength of building healthy relationships and communities where all people can thrive together.
Program Contractor
Meg Ramore comes with a background in community development, welcoming communities, and non-profit work. She previously worked in the settlement/immigration sector, creating programming to build safer and welcoming spaces for Newcomers to Canada. Meg has a passion for delivering content and facilitating discussions to support our shared process of unlearning and relearning. As a queer person who was raised in Northern Ontario, Meg is grateful to be working on a team creating safer spaces for 2S-LGBTQ+ folks in her community.
Sara Runions identifies as a queer, bisexual, genderfluid, and nonbinary person. Sara has backgrounds in experimental psychology, education, and community engagement. In 2021 they joined the Safer Spaces program hosted under Réseau ACCESS Network. Their goals are to educate others on 2S-LGBTQIAP+ inclusion and to help businesses, organizations, and agencies build safer, more inclusive environments.
Keegan is an alumnus of X University with a Bachelors in Social work and holds an Honors Diploma in Indigenous Community and Social Development from Georgian College. He has been active in his local communities since 2014 through grassroots event organizing, direct action, volunteer work and outreach.
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2SLGBTQ+ Inclusive Workplace Training in Bracebridge
There are countless responsibilities that must be dealt with on a daily basis in order to successfully run a business. Not only that, as corporate and governmental regulations change so must organizations adapt and adjust accordingly. In recent years, there has been tremendous progress in legislation involving the LBGTQ community and, more specifically, in the way workplaces must offer them the same employment opportunities and benefits as anyone else.
For companies in Bracebridge and anywhere else in the country, office diversity and 2SLGBTQ+ workplace inclusion are issues which are now legal matters and no longer left up to the discretion of individual owners, managers or boards. With that in mind, it only makes sense to enlist the services of someone like Safer Spaces. We make sure that your organization not only meets but exceeds the legal requirements for equality and acceptance.
Understanding LGBTQ Workplace Concerns and Regulations
While a good legal department and HR office may be able to explain the many legal requirements that go along with diversity legislation, they won't be as apt to get the message across when it comes to the spirit or purpose of the law. That is to educate and inform employees who haven't had to deal with the struggles such as discrimination and bigotry in their jobs that members of the LGBT community have.
Diversity Training for Your Bracebridge Organization
Our instructional programs are as diverse as the material they contain. Anything from simple and concise in-person or online seminars are available all the way up to more involved and detailed, all-day classes.
Continuing to Foster and Grow an Inclusive Environment
Once changes begin to become noticeable is not the time to let up. Now that you are starting to get employees on the same page about workplace diversity and tolerance is the time to make it a regular part of your companies' ongoing 2SLGBTQ+ workplace training course. This will ensure long-term progress rather than a one-time, short-term improvement.
Safer Spaces provides organizational assessments, professional development workshops, and consultation services to create more inclusive programs and workplaces for 2SLGBTQ+ communities.
TRAINER LOCATIONS
Simcoe County & Muskoka Region
Barrie, Orillia, Bracebridge, Midland, Collingwood, Gravenhurst, Huntsville
North Bay & Area
Moosonee, West Nipissing, Trout Creek, Restoule, Redbridge, Mattawa, Parry Sound
Greater Sudbury & Manitoulin Districts
Manitoulin Island, Espanola, Lively, Hanmer, Chelmsford, Coniston
Trainers can also travel to your location. Training is available nationally.
555-80 Bradford St.
Barrie, Ontario L4N 6S7
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